The Kentucky Wildcats were a #5 when ESPN decided to reseed the Round 32 and I guess they didn’t think they did enough to warrant staying close to that ranking in their updated Sweet 16 reseeding.
They have dropped the Cats out of the top 10 with 16 teams remaining.
11. Kentucky Wildcats (Original seed: 2; Reseed: 3)
PJ Washington’s ongoing absence due to injury is a real concern for a Kentucky squad that beat Wofford just 62-56 in the second round. It was a close game despite Terriers star Fletcher Magee’s missing all 12 of his 3-point attempts. Tyler Herro finished 2-for-11. The team’s 3-for-13 clip from the 3-point line didn’t help either. Yet the Wildcats, who got 14 points and 11 rebounds from Reid Travis, prevailed without their best player — and after Herro went cold — by playing great defense. Wofford entered the game ranked second in 3-point shooting but recorded a sub-30 percent mark against Kentucky. The Wildcats will advance, but we’re not sure if Washington will play in the next round. That’s why the Wildcats are ranked this low. The Wildcats without Washington still own a talented fleet, but they’re not the same imposing collective.
Read “Reseeding the 2019 NCAA tournament field for the Sweet 16” by clicking here.
It really doesn’t matter how these rankings go, but as long as Kentucky makes the Final Four reseeding article, I don’t think anyone will care.
